2016 Scherrer Old & Mature Vines Zinfandel

Producer: Scherrer Winery  Region: Alexander Valley, Sonoma County, California Varietal: Zinfandel  Year: 2016  Winemaker Notes:  "What sets our OMV apart from most Zinfandels is that it is layered and subtly nuanced. It is not primarily a fruit-driven wine with obvious one or two types of flavor-all front-loaded with little carrying capacity. What’s going on with Zinfandel? This variety ripens unevenly on each cluster. It is a varietal characteristic that vexes or amuses those of us who work with it. I embrace this characteristic, choosing to harvest after enough of the berries are really ripe and have great generosity, yet making sure that there are enough of the less developed population on each cluster as well. Why? These less-developed berries bring redder fruit characters, more acidity, and of critical importance: oxygen scavenging appetite. Fortunately, Zinfandel’s variably ripened berries play nicely together (unlike most other vinifera varieties that may become muddled or unf